Rene, I am very in tune with your dilemma. I have been able to get my Bombadil off road on some familiar trails. And now I am fearing I have chosen the wrong size, or frame all together. I have never had any issues with stand over clearance in the past, but on 2 of my 3 singletrack rides on the Bombadil, I made contact with the top tube. Originally, I chalked it up to the learning curve of riding a new bike/ geometry/wheel size off road for the first few times. Now I am not so sure. On the bike path and roads, it performs fantastic and much like my Bleriot, but I am not doing so well in the rough stuff. I feel very top heavy and off balance which has put me in the emergency exit mode a couple times. With a PBH of 84.5 My Bleriot is a 55 and took the Riv recommendation of the 52 Bombadil. I am now lamenting I should have maybe gone with the 53 Atlantis to stick with the 26" wheel and gain a couple cm clearance. Bit too late now I guess. I think if I were using the Bombadil as all-purpose, the size is right. But I wanted it for off road mountain biking. Sure would be nice to be able to go directly to Rivendell to fit them them first.
Just some observations. I think the usage is a big factor. Please give us the update info, and good luck!! Brad -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
